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fema was here. they were all working with the local authorities and were able to do it pretty smoothly. they've stopped search and rescue efforts for tonight and say they've gotten all of the elderly and handicapped people out of the area. they will do it if there are emergency situations. they're not entirely sure how many are left in the houses. we did speak with some who said they were going to stay regardless, they didn't feel like it was much of a threat. the high tide, though comes in at midnight tonight and they are concerned about getting another four feet of water. right now it's receding a lot since we've been here for the past few hours the entire day mostly. we can show you what it looks like here and this is certainly what it looks like. you can hear the sounds of the activity here and the generators and sirens every once in a while but wove a hard time conveying is what it smells like. there's a lot of gasoline, a lot of sewage. you don't want to imagine, rachel. what's in all this wat
fema was here. they were all working with the local authorities and were able to do it pretty smoothly. they've stopped search and rescue efforts for tonight and say they've gotten all of the elderly and handicapped people out of the area. they will do it if there are emergency situations. they're not entirely sure how many are left in the houses. we did speak with some who said they were going to stay regardless, they didn't feel like it was much of a threat. the high tide, though comes in at...
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sequestration will cut fema another 8%. remember, the republicans kind of led the charge with sequestrati sequestration. there are so many challenges for us to consider. we talk about october surprises. it's really unique to have a national natural disaster as an october surprise because i think it should open people's mites up to what the folk on the right have been talking about about gutting government and privatizing everything. you can't privatize disaster relief. we know about all the scams. you need the government to coordinate across the states. you can sakic it back to the states but we need coordination across the states for this kind of relief effort and also, martin, finally here, in the absence of any kind of government intervention with respect to climate change, to go on the other end of that and then to also say we want to cut and demolish fema is absolutely absurd. we need both. we need to address climate change and we need to sort of make sure that fema is also a resource because if you're looking at tsuna
sequestration will cut fema another 8%. remember, the republicans kind of led the charge with sequestrati sequestration. there are so many challenges for us to consider. we talk about october surprises. it's really unique to have a national natural disaster as an october surprise because i think it should open people's mites up to what the folk on the right have been talking about about gutting government and privatizing everything. you can't privatize disaster relief. we know about all the...
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the romney statement on fema. of course the house republicans who forced a 43% reduction in primary fema grants. >> we still have day or two we're talking about cleanup and relief effort, but after that, you can be sure that we will have this discussion about the role of fema and government. mitt romney is running to be chief executive of the federal government. the role of government he has put that as one of the central pieces of his premise to be elected and unseat president obama and, you know, this isn't just a sort of esew terric argument about philosophy here. there are real life impacts to it and we have seen the romney campaign promising big change, trying to reconfigure that position on the auto bailout. there is the same thread that runs between these two things. what happens when everything fails? what happens when the markets bottom out, there is no other source of funding out there, except for the federal government and the federal reserve. there is no other relief that you can find for the state oth
the romney statement on fema. of course the house republicans who forced a 43% reduction in primary fema grants. >> we still have day or two we're talking about cleanup and relief effort, but after that, you can be sure that we will have this discussion about the role of fema and government. mitt romney is running to be chief executive of the federal government. the role of government he has put that as one of the central pieces of his premise to be elected and unseat president obama and,...
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would he kill fema? no answer today. >> reporter: the romney spokesman said the former governor believes states are in the best position to direct from the federal government. tomorrow president obama joins high profile republican governor chris christie for a tour of new jersey damage. political opponents brought together by the superstorm. >>> we are learning about an amazing story of survival that up folded during the height of the storm yesterday. 14 crew members rescued from the dangerous waters of the atlantic ocean. the ship known as the "hms bounty" was on its way to florida trying to get out of harm's way. it got caught up in the storm. it started taking on water. and the crew was forced to bannon ship. coast guard helicopters flew into the center of the storm of struggled with tropical storm force winds and air lifted 14 people to safety. >> the transit out there was riltly low level. about 300 feet so we could stay out of the clouds. there was a lot of wind and rain. >> reporter: one crew memb
would he kill fema? no answer today. >> reporter: the romney spokesman said the former governor believes states are in the best position to direct from the federal government. tomorrow president obama joins high profile republican governor chris christie for a tour of new jersey damage. political opponents brought together by the superstorm. >>> we are learning about an amazing story of survival that up folded during the height of the storm yesterday. 14 crew members rescued from...
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that's the president talking about the importance of fema. when you talk to mitt romney, if he talks like he did during the primaries, he told you he's not interested in fema. >> therefema is running out of money and some are saying maybe we are learning what the state's role should you. >> when you take something from the federal government and send it back to the states, that's the right direction. to go even further and send it to the private sector, that's even better. >> cenk: private sector? so you want to profit off this? mitt romney's obsessed, man. the only thing the guy ever thinks about is money. he sees a storm and doesn't think how am i going to protect america. no, it's how am i going to make a buck of this. this is not the time to privatize. that's like privatizing the police or fire department. oh i'm going to request those people in that storm depending if i make an extra dollar out of it or not. that's a horrible idea. people on the east coast are living through what serious storm we could have, and could you imagine if mitt
that's the president talking about the importance of fema. when you talk to mitt romney, if he talks like he did during the primaries, he told you he's not interested in fema. >> therefema is running out of money and some are saying maybe we are learning what the state's role should you. >> when you take something from the federal government and send it back to the states, that's the right direction. to go even further and send it to the private sector, that's even better. >>...
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the folks at fema have been slept. >> reporter: the fema director looked ahead to next tuesday offering federal assistance, generators and the like to states where polling places might still lack power. mitt romney was in ohio not to talk issues, to collect cans. romney backers brought food for new jersey. >> and i appreciate your generosity. it is part of the american spirit. the american way to give to people who are in need. >> reporter: mr. romney had argued in a primary debate for disaster relief to be shifted to the states. even to nongovernment charities. would he kill fema? no answer today. >> what would you do with people a? why won't you answer any questions? >> reporter: obama's spokesperson says the states are in the best position to direct the assistance. tomorrow, president obama joins high profile republican governor chris christie for a tour of new jersey damage. political opponents brought together by the super storm. i'm steve handelsman, news4. >> so far the federal response to sandy has been widely praised. >>> veronica joins us now with numbers on the wind and rain.
the folks at fema have been slept. >> reporter: the fema director looked ahead to next tuesday offering federal assistance, generators and the like to states where polling places might still lack power. mitt romney was in ohio not to talk issues, to collect cans. romney backers brought food for new jersey. >> and i appreciate your generosity. it is part of the american spirit. the american way to give to people who are in need. >> reporter: mr. romney had argued in a primary...
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look at fema. you know one reason that we keep fema, they make so much millions and billions get tossed in and those companies all have contracts and make a fortune and they need to keep fema. >> i hope that romney takes the tack that jack did. >> jack, how hard is it on mitt romney this day when chris is raving at how bam has been. >> well, chris christie, does not want romney to win. it's in his interest for obama to win. the individuals come is that this storm helps. i am not so sure about that. all of it was for romney prior to this. if you freeze it, romney had it. the waves were headed and i don't know when you freeze things this favors obama. i am not so sure. >> well, that's a spin, but i i don't think that's the case. i don't buy that he had that momentum. obama has had most of the swing states. that's going to be the key is that election is one week from today. obama's people are on the ground and going to be going door to door and getting the vote out. >> one thing to think about here is
look at fema. you know one reason that we keep fema, they make so much millions and billions get tossed in and those companies all have contracts and make a fortune and they need to keep fema. >> i hope that romney takes the tack that jack did. >> jack, how hard is it on mitt romney this day when chris is raving at how bam has been. >> well, chris christie, does not want romney to win. it's in his interest for obama to win. the individuals come is that this storm helps. i am...
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la agencia federal de manejo de emergencias, fema, indico que ayudara a los estados afectados por sandy a llevar a cabo la eleccion. mayra lopez de victoria, portavoz de fema apoyarlos, incluyendo la apertura de escuelas o la transferencia de algunas estaciones de votacion a otras. michael bloomberg, alcalde de nueva york 1 de las zonas masa afectadas por sandy, en 1 editorial este jueves de le dio su apoyo al presidente obama, citando su liderazgo en el tema del cambio climatico. desde washington, fernando pizarro, univision. mas adelante:. el condado de montgomery registra el nivel mas altos de estudiantes graduados en todo el pais... tambien:. en colombia una explosion deja 2 personas muertas y varias heridas en medio de las festividades del dia de brujas... se aproxima el fin de semana, como estara la temperatura y que condiciones atmosfericas tendremos?? se los informo, despues de la pausa comercial... y recuerde que puede acceder a la informacion de noticias washington las 24 horas del dia, ubiquenos en facebook y twitter bajo noticias dc y en nuestra web noticiasdc.com en el cond
la agencia federal de manejo de emergencias, fema, indico que ayudara a los estados afectados por sandy a llevar a cabo la eleccion. mayra lopez de victoria, portavoz de fema apoyarlos, incluyendo la apertura de escuelas o la transferencia de algunas estaciones de votacion a otras. michael bloomberg, alcalde de nueva york 1 de las zonas masa afectadas por sandy, en 1 editorial este jueves de le dio su apoyo al presidente obama, citando su liderazgo en el tema del cambio climatico. desde...
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fema is reporting 13,000 people are staying in shelters right now. let's find out what is happening in manhattan. good afternoon. >> the temperatures are definitely dropping, and that is not helping the families who have lost everything, and the millions who are still without power. sandy's victim's woke up in a cold and dark home yet again this morning well looking for help. tempers are flaring up as many residents feel they have been left out in the cold. >> this is really a dangerous situation and it is a dangerous place in the dark. island, were the are,st hit communities is frustration and desperation. we lost everything. you do the best to can, you know? you go to work everyday and do can be done in one neighborhood, people into ae need to dump o dumpsters or crew that restaurantsway by paid of all the food we had to refrigerator,he is needed. it could get worse, as officials say temperatures could the 30's this weekend. adding to the misery, link the gas lines. shortages in some areas are .eaching crisis levels are open, and those are, cannot
fema is reporting 13,000 people are staying in shelters right now. let's find out what is happening in manhattan. good afternoon. >> the temperatures are definitely dropping, and that is not helping the families who have lost everything, and the millions who are still without power. sandy's victim's woke up in a cold and dark home yet again this morning well looking for help. tempers are flaring up as many residents feel they have been left out in the cold. >> this is really a...
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is it climate change or having enough for fema. when we come back we're going to talk about climb change. it is causing more and more severe storms? stay with us. >> this is the blizzard of 2011. it is a giant. >> columbia, south carolina, and nashville, tennessee. both hit 109 their hottest ever. >> cenk: later in the program i'm going to tell you who the elbow is on, the tea party leaders, but who among them is going to lose this election? that's a great list. we'll share that with you later in the program. good morning ladies and gentlemen, i'm captain whitaker. >> there's 102 souls on board. >> let's get em' tucked in we're ready to push. >> current tv knows there are two sides to every story. >> i have no control on my side! >> this is south jet 227, we are in a dive! here we go! brace for impact! >> you saved a lot of lives. >> he was very worried. >> looks like a cool character. >> he reminds you of. >> sully. >> the guy who landed the plane in the hudson. >> he has to be a hero. >> he definitely a hero, yea. >> now, what if
is it climate change or having enough for fema. when we come back we're going to talk about climb change. it is causing more and more severe storms? stay with us. >> this is the blizzard of 2011. it is a giant. >> columbia, south carolina, and nashville, tennessee. both hit 109 their hottest ever. >> cenk: later in the program i'm going to tell you who the elbow is on, the tea party leaders, but who among them is going to lose this election? that's a great list. we'll share...
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we've had a chance to talk to the regional officials of fema as well and i've talked to the governors of the potentially impacted states as well as the cities in the region. at this stage, everybody is confident that the staging process, the position of equipment that are going to be needed to respond to the storm are in place. but as craig has imp sized this hasn't hit land fall yet so we don't know where it's going to hit or where we're going to see the biggest impacts. and that's why it's so important for us to respond big and fast as local information starts coming in. i want to thank all the members of the team for the outstanding work that they're doing. but the other thing that makes this storm unique is we anticipate it's going to be slow moving. that means it may take a long time not only to clear but to get, for example, the power companies to get in to clear trees and put things back in place so that folks can start moving back home. so my main message to everybody involved is that we have to take this seriously t. federal government is working effectively with the state an
we've had a chance to talk to the regional officials of fema as well and i've talked to the governors of the potentially impacted states as well as the cities in the region. at this stage, everybody is confident that the staging process, the position of equipment that are going to be needed to respond to the storm are in place. but as craig has imp sized this hasn't hit land fall yet so we don't know where it's going to hit or where we're going to see the biggest impacts. and that's why it's so...
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i have it is a shame to fema or on the campaign trail romney and ryan apparently think such crises can be exploited for political gain which is why the he held a a staged rally in ohio where some supporters percentage donate canned goods to relief efforts canned goods at the red cross has specifically said they don't want because it requires too much manpower time money and energy to sort through and transport them historically the genuinely patriotic americans have seen crises as a time to come together and help each other out there's five percent more moisture in our atmosphere right now at higher levels of c o two than any other time during human history so it's not surprising that we were hit by a freak hurricane with tropical storm force winds extending out over a five hundred mile field it's probably not a coincidence that record breaking sandy is here just after the warmest september ever recorded and is the warmest decade ever recorded it almost certainly represents the new normal in this hostile weather new world former vice president al gore made this point in a statement on
i have it is a shame to fema or on the campaign trail romney and ryan apparently think such crises can be exploited for political gain which is why the he held a a staged rally in ohio where some supporters percentage donate canned goods to relief efforts canned goods at the red cross has specifically said they don't want because it requires too much manpower time money and energy to sort through and transport them historically the genuinely patriotic americans have seen crises as a time to...
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we need fema to come and place people in housing. because you have children who lost everything. you have parents who are deaf state who are sitting in shelters. i was in a hurricane shelter, is-217. there were no showers and we were there for four days. >> reporter: you got your teenaged son out of here before the storm hit. >> right. i got him out because i didn't want him to be here in the devastation. >> and see all of this. >> sues onan also tells us the community groups are on the ground handing out hot food, clothing and water to held those storm victims in need. >>> it's the final three-day push to the finish line. we're waiting for president obama to take to the stage in iowa. you're looking at live pictures. we'll hear from the president. we're also going to hear shortly from one of the president's biggest supporters, his former white house chief of staff rom emanuel. ime ime and maybe it's costing too much money. introducing bluebird by american express and walmart. your alternative to checking and debit. it's loaded with features, not fees. because we think your money
we need fema to come and place people in housing. because you have children who lost everything. you have parents who are deaf state who are sitting in shelters. i was in a hurricane shelter, is-217. there were no showers and we were there for four days. >> reporter: you got your teenaged son out of here before the storm hit. >> right. i got him out because i didn't want him to be here in the devastation. >> and see all of this. >> sues onan also tells us the community...
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and they use the mitt romney fema did when the when this was done vote for the george w. bush administration before the dr who actually did care this was not done by some faceless bureaucrat in washington these were done by the people will turn everything about a mormon church we should turn over i would give the mormon church a much better credit than the united states government for taking care of our citizens absolutely you know i'm not one myself but i get a lot of respect so then your agreement with with with the republicans who say fema should not be in this business you're disagreeing with francesca well as i agree with actually what i said i would just want to make the point that i did not say that i was specifically addressing your comment about republicans not being willing to come together with democrats in times of need now when it comes to you know the private sector taking better care of it i personally don't think that we should get rid of fema that's my personal opinion and i don't think that that's what mitt romney thinks either which is how this topic sp
and they use the mitt romney fema did when the when this was done vote for the george w. bush administration before the dr who actually did care this was not done by some faceless bureaucrat in washington these were done by the people will turn everything about a mormon church we should turn over i would give the mormon church a much better credit than the united states government for taking care of our citizens absolutely you know i'm not one myself but i get a lot of respect so then your...
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fema comes in to support. unfortunately i think expectations of what fema does put them at an unfair advantage. they say, fema is here, we're safe. we're going to be able to deal with this. then they come give you an 8 hundred number. they want to do the most they can but community relations people can't too much for you other than answer questions and give you an 800 number. >> it's amazing. i get that. there are a lot of people who can't get out or their homes hod these volunteers, these citizen volunteers, whatever the failing of the government agencies, fema or the rest, these are people who are really doing the lord's work and knocking on the door, grandma, are you okay? grandma, are you hungry? i've seep it with my own eyes. >> it's unbelievable. that's why the local official comes in. a local councilman organized volunteers. i was in several different areas organizing small groups, going door-to-door, making sure people have food. if they need medical attention, their medication, whatever they need, we
fema comes in to support. unfortunately i think expectations of what fema does put them at an unfair advantage. they say, fema is here, we're safe. we're going to be able to deal with this. then they come give you an 8 hundred number. they want to do the most they can but community relations people can't too much for you other than answer questions and give you an 800 number. >> it's amazing. i get that. there are a lot of people who can't get out or their homes hod these volunteers,...
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if you call 800-621-fema, 800-621-fema, or disaster assistance.gov if you got access to the internet, you can go to disasterassistance.gov, that allows you to register right now so that you can immediately start receiving help. we want to make sure you get everything that you need. a couple of final points, obviously our biggest priority right now is getting power turned back on. we are very pleased that newark got power yesterday, jersey city is getting power we believe today. but there are still big chunks of the community, including this community right here, that couldn't have -- don't have power, it's hard enough cleaning up debris and dealing with boats that have been upended and roads that are blocked when people don't have power, obviously they are disabled in all sorts of ways, and it's hard to get back to normal. yesterday i had a chance to speak to the c.e.o.'s of the utilities from all across the country, and a lot of the states that were spared, that were not hard hit or some states as far away as california, they have pledged to start getting equipment crews, etc., here
if you call 800-621-fema, 800-621-fema, or disaster assistance.gov if you got access to the internet, you can go to disasterassistance.gov, that allows you to register right now so that you can immediately start receiving help. we want to make sure you get everything that you need. a couple of final points, obviously our biggest priority right now is getting power turned back on. we are very pleased that newark got power yesterday, jersey city is getting power we believe today. but there are...
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governor, would you eliminate fema if you were president? >> what would you do with fema? what is your response? >> hearing all the questions, no answers from mitt romney today on where he stands on the federal government providing disaster relief through fema. so, let's go to washington, dana bash, who joins me to talk about this here. do me a favor, remind us why this has become such an issue for mitt romney. >> well, brooke, this stems from a cnn debate during the republican primaries and it was in june of 2011, where romney was asked about federal relief. at the time it was about joplin, missouri, just after that was hit in the devastating way by a tornado. romney said he wanted to give the states and even the private sector more power. but he did not propose eliminating fema. listen to what happened. >> fema is about to run out of money and there is some people who say do it on a case by case basis. some people say maybe we're learning a lesson that the states should take on more of this role. >> anytime you have an occasion to take something from the federal governme
governor, would you eliminate fema if you were president? >> what would you do with fema? what is your response? >> hearing all the questions, no answers from mitt romney today on where he stands on the federal government providing disaster relief through fema. so, let's go to washington, dana bash, who joins me to talk about this here. do me a favor, remind us why this has become such an issue for mitt romney. >> well, brooke, this stems from a cnn debate during the...
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thank you. >> fema -- >> thanks for your help. >> what should fema's role be? governor would you eliminate fema if you were president? >> what do you think about fema? >> governor -- >> governor, are you going to eliminate fema? >> governor romney do you think -- >> so many questions and so few answers. joining us now is msnbc policy analyst, the man with all the solutions, "the washington post" ezra klein. ezra, ezra, ezra, i will say, before we get into this, our very own garret reports that it's been three weeks since mitt romney has taken a question from a reporter. we often talk as you and i want to do about policy and one of the things the republican party has preferred to do in the last two months is talk in an ideological bring all of this in an ideological -- frame all of it in ideology rather than practicality and here on fema, it seems like romney is -- was, we don't know what his current position is, trying to frame the argument based on an overall moral obligation we have to future generations to trim our spending. what do you make over this curren
thank you. >> fema -- >> thanks for your help. >> what should fema's role be? governor would you eliminate fema if you were president? >> what do you think about fema? >> governor -- >> governor, are you going to eliminate fema? >> governor romney do you think -- >> so many questions and so few answers. joining us now is msnbc policy analyst, the man with all the solutions, "the washington post" ezra klein. ezra, ezra, ezra, i will say,...
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fema officials arrived there today with food and supplied. governor christie's office announced today that new jersey transit will restart with service tomorrow. officials are working to expand the limited service of the subways. amtrack will begin to run partial service of the city tomorrow. growing problem will be lines at stations stretching for more than a mile. in the city of yonkers officials are limits customers to no more than ten gallons. in south manhattan people went through dumpsters today to look for unspoiled food thrown out by a super market. officials warning that the east coast could be hit by another storm this time next week. the devastation on staten island the new york borough that was the hardest hit. we get the latest from nbc news correspondent. anne? >> good evening. three days after the hurricane. people in this community are accusing government agencies here than with the wealthier parts of the city. every person on this block lost everything. >> staten island has had enough. >> we want everyone to know that we are
fema officials arrived there today with food and supplied. governor christie's office announced today that new jersey transit will restart with service tomorrow. officials are working to expand the limited service of the subways. amtrack will begin to run partial service of the city tomorrow. growing problem will be lines at stations stretching for more than a mile. in the city of yonkers officials are limits customers to no more than ten gallons. in south manhattan people went through...
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which begs the question, jon, where the. [ beep ] is fema when you need them? >> it is it tough uptown. stephen colbert wondering if sandy has a political agenda. >> none of this surprises me. hurricanes have a well known liberal bias. first katrina tainted george bush's presidency. then isaac wiped out the first day of the republican national convention. now hurricane sandy. sandy, what kind of name is that? are you induced or a lady storm? big surprise, just when obama needs a boost, who shows up in a gender ambiguous weather system? a category 5 bi-hurricane. don't get me wrong, i don't mind you being a meteorological event but why must be so flam poiboya and in my face about it? no, i'm hurricane sandy. deal with me. >> all right. did you see this video yesterday? a 4-year-old girl in ft. collins, colorado, if you think you're sick of the presidential election, look to her reaction after a ride to her grocery store with her mom during which she listened to an mpr report about the campaign. >> because i'm tired of both obama and mitt romney. >> that's why yo
which begs the question, jon, where the. [ beep ] is fema when you need them? >> it is it tough uptown. stephen colbert wondering if sandy has a political agenda. >> none of this surprises me. hurricanes have a well known liberal bias. first katrina tainted george bush's presidency. then isaac wiped out the first day of the republican national convention. now hurricane sandy. sandy, what kind of name is that? are you induced or a lady storm? big surprise, just when obama needs a...
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he will be responsible and have to take sfont for fema and all the work they do. i think the biggest advantage, though, is these are times, you know, people are skeptical of government. people are always talking about cutting the size of government and spending, but these are times that people understand the real value of government, the federal government in coordinating and funding these efforts. the republicans have a problem here because they argue constantly. mitt romney said we should privatize fema or at least get rid of it and put it back to the states. that's a terrible argument to be defending this week. >> that was something brought up during the primary debates. joe, the former president is going to campaign for president obama later today in youngstown, ohio. the latest cnnle poll gives the president a four-point lead over governor romney. the president is struggling with white voters. 41% among white men. let me play what senator jim webb said to chuck todd on this issue. take a listen. >> how in the name of the lord can the democratic party, the par
he will be responsible and have to take sfont for fema and all the work they do. i think the biggest advantage, though, is these are times, you know, people are skeptical of government. people are always talking about cutting the size of government and spending, but these are times that people understand the real value of government, the federal government in coordinating and funding these efforts. the republicans have a problem here because they argue constantly. mitt romney said we should...
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. >> the nypd and fema say they are trying to help as many community as possible. homeland security secretary janet napolitano and fema's deputy ahead men straighter will visit staten island today. >>> some utility crews being turned away. crews from alabama headed to help get the power back on in sandy-ravaged jersey shore. these are pictures of the crews. they can't do any work there since they are not union employees. adding to the frustration, they even got a call asking for help in seaside heights, new jersey. workers are now headed to new york to help with recovery efforts there. >>> massive flooding in new england towns raising concerns as well. bridgeport, connecticut, basements of hundreds of homes were flooded. now all that soming wet belongings, all of those belongings that can't be salvaged are lining the streets and some residents say musty garbage and sewage brought to the surface by flooding is making them sick. >>> first responders to our area will head to parts of west virginia that got pounded with snow during the storm earlier this week. six vehi
. >> the nypd and fema say they are trying to help as many community as possible. homeland security secretary janet napolitano and fema's deputy ahead men straighter will visit staten island today. >>> some utility crews being turned away. crews from alabama headed to help get the power back on in sandy-ravaged jersey shore. these are pictures of the crews. they can't do any work there since they are not union employees. adding to the frustration, they even got a call asking for...
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we're glad that fema did their job. chris christie is 110% behind mitt romney because he knows we need new leadership in this country. he is a strong romney supporter. i think we're going to have a new president come tuesday because we just can't take four more years like this county. >> polls are very tight in your state. even the senate race. they are virtually tied. things of tightened up quite a bit. in the end how do you think it is going down? >> i think governor romney wins a close election in virginia. he is obviously making eight huge priority. he was here today and paul ryan yesterday. the sons were there today and two hours tomorrow, fairfax, lynchberg. here is the bottom line because of the defense cuts in virginia that obama won't do anything about, because of the energy policies that have been crushing to offshore development and coal because of the debt and because of the lack of help when it comes to creating job friendly environment out of washington, for those reasons he will push independent voters to
we're glad that fema did their job. chris christie is 110% behind mitt romney because he knows we need new leadership in this country. he is a strong romney supporter. i think we're going to have a new president come tuesday because we just can't take four more years like this county. >> polls are very tight in your state. even the senate race. they are virtually tied. things of tightened up quite a bit. in the end how do you think it is going down? >> i think governor romney wins a...
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and fema. he wanted to operate it working better. >> he discussed privatizing as well. let me give the audience an important update on the numbers right now. 20,000 people in sux ses county, delaware are affected by the hurricane. we're talking about lives. 25,000 people in sussex county, delaware under a mandatory evacuation order for that county and the southernmost counties in delaware. these are live pictures right now out of delaware as well. chip, i greatly appreciate your time. dominico, what should we look for tomorrow, since these campaign trail events have been nixed at least for now? >> with the storm's impact likely to hit tomorrow the hardest, i think both campaigns will watch the weather reports as closely as we're watching the news and just seeing just how widespread this does become and just how devastating it could be. whether or not the two campaigns decide to go nid to help or hang back and just see, watch and wait and see what happens. >> thank you very much. i greatly appre
and fema. he wanted to operate it working better. >> he discussed privatizing as well. let me give the audience an important update on the numbers right now. 20,000 people in sux ses county, delaware are affected by the hurricane. we're talking about lives. 25,000 people in sussex county, delaware under a mandatory evacuation order for that county and the southernmost counties in delaware. these are live pictures right now out of delaware as well. chip, i greatly appreciate your time....
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presidential appearance could actually hinder recovery efforts, so hours earlier, the president stopped at fema headquarters in d.c. for a briefing. while away from the damage, in florida, mitt romney also appeared with a heavy hitter -- jeb bush. >> imagine a leader like mitt romney that will restore confidence in this country. i imagine each and every day and that is why i'm campaigning as hard as i can for the guy. >> we come together in times like this, and we want to make sure they have a speedy and quick recovery. >> but the niceties did not last for long on either side. with six days left and polls so tight, the ugly side of politics quickly surfaced. >> the facts are that romney will say anything -- anything -- to win. >> there was also some concern that the department of labour would not get monthly jobs numbers out on friday morning. it turns out now they will, and that the play a big part of this race -- will unemployment states under 8%, as it is now, or move in a direction that could affect any undecided voters? >> of course, today is halloween. while many local neighborhoods will
presidential appearance could actually hinder recovery efforts, so hours earlier, the president stopped at fema headquarters in d.c. for a briefing. while away from the damage, in florida, mitt romney also appeared with a heavy hitter -- jeb bush. >> imagine a leader like mitt romney that will restore confidence in this country. i imagine each and every day and that is why i'm campaigning as hard as i can for the guy. >> we come together in times like this, and we want to make sure...
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the translation is oh, you like fema? i like fema too. oh, you don't like fema? no, fema's terrible. that's the translation. >> richard, he seems to be talking about getting money directly to first responders. that would be a sudden interest on mitt romney's part in getting federal money for firefighters and for local police officers, the kind of thing that president obama has done. >> he's scribing the status quo. but he's also lost his moral -- deep, deep moral concerns about the nature of debt. because that extra funding that these natural disasters cost, we have to go borrow that money. let's face it. and before, when he was running for the nomination, that was a deep, deep concern to him as a question of values because debt as a question of values is more important than helping people in need. by the way, it only took him 48 hours to come up with a statement. you would hope that as president he could respond to a disaster a little quicker than that. >> and actually, i found myself in the middle of it getting lost as i was reading it. it was not exactly the c
the translation is oh, you like fema? i like fema too. oh, you don't like fema? no, fema's terrible. that's the translation. >> richard, he seems to be talking about getting money directly to first responders. that would be a sudden interest on mitt romney's part in getting federal money for firefighters and for local police officers, the kind of thing that president obama has done. >> he's scribing the status quo. but he's also lost his moral -- deep, deep moral concerns about the...
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>> governor, what should fema's role be? governor, would you eliminate fema if you were president? >> thank you. >> governor, are you going to eliminate fema? >> governor romney -- >> governor romney, do you think it should be sent back to the states? >> why won't you answer any questions about it? >> i don't know if it was 14, we actually counted up as you saw there t was 11 times. at least in that one instance that mr. romney was asked. here's another instance of it. how would getting rid of federal disaster response help this country in a situation like we're in right now? how seriously has mr. romney thought this through? did he mean that debate response? is that what we can expect from him as president? and can we expect an answer before we are expected to vote? so, i'm happy. sales go up... i'm happy. it went out today... i'm happy. what if she's not home? (together) she won't be happy. use ups! she can get a text alert, reroute... even reschedule her package. it's ups my choice. are you happy? i'm happy. i'm happy. i'm happy. i'm happy. i'm happy. happy. happy. happy. happy.
>> governor, what should fema's role be? governor, would you eliminate fema if you were president? >> thank you. >> governor, are you going to eliminate fema? >> governor romney -- >> governor romney, do you think it should be sent back to the states? >> why won't you answer any questions about it? >> i don't know if it was 14, we actually counted up as you saw there t was 11 times. at least in that one instance that mr. romney was asked. here's another...
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>> governor, what should fema's role be? governor, would you eliminate fema if you were president? >> thank you. >> governor, are you going to eliminate fema? >> governor romney -- >> governor romney, do you think it should be sent back to the states? >> why won't you answer any questions about it? >> i don't know if it was 14, we actually counted up as you saw there it was 11 times. at least in that one instance that mr. romney was asked. here's another instance of it. how would getting rid of federal disaster response help this country in a situation like we're in right now? how seriously has mr. romney thought this through? did he mean that debate response? is that what we can expect from him as president? and can we expect an answer before we are expected to vote? >>> hey, everyone out there wanting to help, we have something for you. in this case you includes former massachusetts governor mitt romney. if you think running a restaurant is hard, try running four. fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cable, plus at office supply
>> governor, what should fema's role be? governor, would you eliminate fema if you were president? >> thank you. >> governor, are you going to eliminate fema? >> governor romney -- >> governor romney, do you think it should be sent back to the states? >> why won't you answer any questions about it? >> i don't know if it was 14, we actually counted up as you saw there it was 11 times. at least in that one instance that mr. romney was asked. here's...
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do you think this fema issue matters to republicans? >> yeah, let's not kid ourselves that these conservatives actually like mitt romney. this is an alliance of convenience. the enemy of my enemy is my friend. right now, barack obama is their biggest enemy. they're tolerating mitt romney. they already assume mitt romney is on the wrong side of every issue including this one. i don't think this flip-flop affects them. they hate romney and obama more. that's all that matters until the day after the election when we'll see them turn on romney in a big way. [ laughter ] >> jennifer: you mean when he loses. right? >> absolutely. >> jennifer: okay. >> they'll turn on him. >> jennifer: either way. >> right now they're pretending to like him but that's not going to last after he's a loser. >> jennifer: so there is the daily kos blog post today that actually talks about what disaster relief would be like in romney's world this, in fact, he were to push it down to the private sector. let's say that romney gets elected. what would a privatized fem
do you think this fema issue matters to republicans? >> yeah, let's not kid ourselves that these conservatives actually like mitt romney. this is an alliance of convenience. the enemy of my enemy is my friend. right now, barack obama is their biggest enemy. they're tolerating mitt romney. they already assume mitt romney is on the wrong side of every issue including this one. i don't think this flip-flop affects them. they hate romney and obama more. that's all that matters until the day...
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. >> we are also hearing a lot about fema and mitt romney's position on fema. yesterday he dodged a lot of questions about it in ohio. >> reporter: yeah, and the obama campaign and other democrats are pointing to comments romney made way back in june of 2011 at a cnn republican presidential debate. take a listen. >> fema is about to run out of money and there are some people who say do it on a case-by-case basis and some people say the state should take on a bigger role. how do you deal with that? >> every time you take something from the federal government you need to send it back to the states. that's the right direction. you can go further and send it back to the private sector, that's even better. >> reporter: john king at that debate back in 2011. yesterday mitt romney at a campaign event converted to a disaster relief event in ohio and was asked by reporters a number of times about what he would do with fema. take a listen to what he said. >> reporter: governor, would you eliminate fema if you were president? >> reporter: what would you do with fema? >> y
. >> we are also hearing a lot about fema and mitt romney's position on fema. yesterday he dodged a lot of questions about it in ohio. >> reporter: yeah, and the obama campaign and other democrats are pointing to comments romney made way back in june of 2011 at a cnn republican presidential debate. take a listen. >> fema is about to run out of money and there are some people who say do it on a case-by-case basis and some people say the state should take on a bigger role. how...
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. >> you need fema and need support. >> fema is about to run out of money. how do you deal with something like that. >> take something from the federal government and send it back to the states. >> you need fema and need support. >> if you can go even further and send it back to the private sector, that's even better. >> mitt romney can't show up on the east coast right now. he has to stay away. >> the president has been all over this. >> listen to your state and local officials. >> he deserves great credit. >> this storm is not yet over. >> the october surprise is here. >>> we begin tonight with the devastation from the massive storm called sandy. the death toll continues to rise. within the hour, it has gone from 43 deaths to 50. as a result of the storm. at least 23 of those deaths are in new york state. 18 here in new york city, alone. president obama has declared disasters in 11 states as well as washington, d.c. since sunday, the worst of the damage is in new jersey and new york. the president is scheduled to survey the damage in new jersey tomorrow wi
. >> you need fema and need support. >> fema is about to run out of money. how do you deal with something like that. >> take something from the federal government and send it back to the states. >> you need fema and need support. >> if you can go even further and send it back to the private sector, that's even better. >> mitt romney can't show up on the east coast right now. he has to stay away. >> the president has been all over this. >> listen...
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that romney is not interested in getting rid of fema. do you buy it? >> uh, no, not necessarily. again, the problem with romney is, we don't know which position, from which time is actually his position. there have certainly been cuts in the republican congress to relief efforts. and i think this story really does remind us that the federal government has a role to play. the federal government can play a positive role in our lives. one of the reasons katrina was such a big scandal is for years, particularly under clinton, who really did a good job of reforming fema. we said, yeah, this is one of the things the federal government does well. and when states get into trouble like this, yes, they can do things for themselves and they do a lot of stuff for themselves. but they've got to have the fed. i think right now, he has no choice but to say, well, whatever i said before, i'm going to keep fema. >> e.j. dionne, are we going to be lacking on this campaign, if romney loses, saying, it was the 47% tsunami. that it really was that that set t
that romney is not interested in getting rid of fema. do you buy it? >> uh, no, not necessarily. again, the problem with romney is, we don't know which position, from which time is actually his position. there have certainly been cuts in the republican congress to relief efforts. and i think this story really does remind us that the federal government has a role to play. the federal government can play a positive role in our lives. one of the reasons katrina was such a big scandal is for...